Ministry of Justice

Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques

Andy Slaughter: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many injuries were sustained by children during restraint in each custodial institution in each of the last eight years.

Andrew Selous: An error has been identified in the written answer given on 06 April 2016.The correct answer should have been:

As the Justice Secretary has said, the safety and welfare of all those in custody is vital.Although youth crime is down, reoffending rates are far too high and the care and supervision of young people in custody is not good enough. Restraint should only be used as a last resort, when young people are putting their own safety and the safety of others at risk.In 2012, we introduced the Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR). Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons has welcomed the significant improvements that MMPR has brought.The number of minor and serious injuries requiring medical treatment resulting from RPIs is published in Chapter 8 of the Youth Justice Annual Statistics:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-annual-statistics-2014-to-2015We are investigating the accuracy of all restraint injury data from Medway Secure Training Centre.The number of young people that establishments recorded as injured during incidents that required Restrictive Physical Intervention in each institution in the youth secure estate in each of the last eight years is set out in the attached document. This includes the following categories of injury: (i) serious injury requiring hospital treatment (ii) minor injuries requiring medical treatment and (iii) minor injuries, no treatment required.



injuries sustained by children during restraint
(Excel SpreadSheet, 13.91 KB)

Andrew Selous: As the Justice Secretary has said, the safety and welfare of all those in custody is vital.Although youth crime is down, reoffending rates are far too high and the care and supervision of young people in custody is not good enough. Restraint should only be used as a last resort, when young people are putting their own safety and the safety of others at risk.In 2012, we introduced the Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR). Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons has welcomed the significant improvements that MMPR has brought.The number of minor and serious injuries requiring medical treatment resulting from RPIs is published in Chapter 8 of the Youth Justice Annual Statistics:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-annual-statistics-2014-to-2015We are investigating the accuracy of all restraint injury data from Medway Secure Training Centre.The number of young people that establishments recorded as injured during incidents that required Restrictive Physical Intervention in each institution in the youth secure estate in each of the last eight years is set out in the attached document. This includes the following categories of injury: (i) serious injury requiring hospital treatment (ii) minor injuries requiring medical treatment and (iii) minor injuries, no treatment required.



injuries sustained by children during restraint
(Excel SpreadSheet, 13.91 KB)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices: Qualifications

Peter Kyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2016 to Question 20728, when his Department plans to publish the 2013-14 report on the prior qualification levels of apprentices.

Nick Boles: An error has been identified in the written answer given on 21 March 2016.The correct answer should have been:

A submission on this report is due to be sent up to Ministers shortly requesting approval for publication. The findings are broadly in line with last year’s study.This report is being finalised and will be published in due course.

Nick Boles: A submission on this report is due to be sent up to Ministers shortly requesting approval for publication. The findings are broadly in line with last year’s study.This report is being finalised and will be published in due course.